Daily Republican., 1887-03-11
CITY COUNCIL.
Tho Regular Meeting Last Evening
Routine Business Transsosed--An In
spoetor OF Plumbing,

Anc IoBulhr mootln8 OF Oity COuuci
was held last evening, with Presideni
Eckel In the chair. Tne roll was CALLED
and the minutes of the last meeting
read and approved.
The Street Cominittee reported favor
ably on the petition of the Wilmington
City Passenger Railway Company for
permission to lay their tracks on the
streets for the extension Of their road &c
the Ninth ward.
The Law COMMITTEE reporsea that
they had examined an ordinance relat.
Ing to printing ordinances OF private
character, and an ordinance to amend
an ordinance to prevent nuisance from
dogs, and found nothing In either con
trary to law or the city charter
The report Of the City Treasurer
showed q balance In The q Union Nstien II
Bank, to the credit OF current expenses
OF $l1 ,976 81 and 50 628 20 to the credit
Of the park fund. He also reported
having received the following amounts:
Tax Il ,ceiveI Moody, 81 0S9; Tax Re
ceiver Kane, S476; City Auditor Ball,
t166 IA.
The Street Commissioner reported
that during the past week he had Is
inen and Q tennis employed on The
streets Of this city, with a payroll
amounting to $685..
The President announced that the
ordinance authorizing the Wilmington
Glass Company to transfer their right
to lay railroad tracks on Commerce.
street to the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad
Company. had been approved by the
Mayor, and Is now law OF this city.
The petition of Joseph Stoeokle ask
Ing that the bed OF Fifth street, be.
tween Monroe and Madison streets, and
the bed OF Monroe and Adams streets,
between Fourth and Fifth streets, be
paved with some good substantial ma.
terial, WAS referred to the Street Com,
mittee.
William j. Fisher asked that the bed
OF VenBuren street, north Of Lowering
avenue, should be repaved and tht
curb reset, and the petition was re
ferred to the Street Committee,
j. l.. Armstrong was granted per
mission to reset the curb at the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad station, Della
wsre avenue and DUPONT street.
The petition OF Martin Lee asking fol
the grading of Wawasest street, be
tween Scott and Lincoln, was referred
to the Opening Streets Committee.
Patrick Fay petitioued for the re
moval OF a water trunk On q lot neal
Linden aud Franklin streets, where hc
wat ts to erect some houses, and the ne
tition was referred to the Sewer Com
mite.
A petition for permission to set 81
feet of curb Oh Dupont street, betwe Z
Front aud Tulip streets, and so feet n
Tulip street. near DUPONT, was granted
The joint memorial committee oi
Smy th aud Grant Posts was granted per.
mission to use the City Hall ON Memo.
rial Day.
The Lsaisla;ive Com mittee presented
an act authorizing the Board of Health
10 appoint an inspector OF plumbing fl
this city, and an act confirming the sale
OF the saud lot, both of which were ap
proved by Council and referred back to
the Legislative Com mittee to be pre-
sented to the General Assembly.
The act authorizing an inspector o
plum bing provides for the appointment
| by the Board of Health at its first regu
lar meeting of July In each year OF 4
lcompetent person to act as Inspector O.
plumb for the city. The dutiei
Of the inspector shall be 10 inspect al
houses In course OF erection, and pas
upon the plum bing, sewerage and drain
age of the same. The Board of Health
| is empowered to make snd enforce al
rules necessary to the carrying out o
the inspection, the penalty for non
compliance with such rules to be q I'm,
OF from $25 to 500, with impIisonmeni
for thirty days upon default of pay
ment, the salary Of the inspector 10 b
fixed by Council and paid by the city
| Mr.. Adele offered a resolution givin
the consent OF Council to the Whining
ton City Passenger Railway Compan,
to extend their tracks out Market stree
from Tenth to the bridge. and ereC
turntables and other necessary appl
ances.
When the clerk bad finished readin
lthe resolution a discussion ensIed 1
reference TO the advlsabiity OF permit
ting . turntable to be placed at Tent
and Market streets, and Mr.. Blak
moved that the resolution be referred 9
the Chief Engineer, with instructions t
see IL the road cannot be constructe
without turntables, but he stterwsrd
| withdrew this motion and moved tina
the entire matter be referred back t
the Street Committee and that the clerl
notify the Ohief Engineer to examin
1.-THE groupd and report 10 the committe
lnsxt Wednesday night in references +
1.-The matter.
At the suggestion Of Mr.. Chambers
1.-THE motion was amended so that the presi
dent and superintendent of the road wer
Invited to accompany the Chief Engineer
On motion of Mr.. Miller,it was ordere'
that Edward Belts, Henry Grant, William
bright, Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr., an
John Pugh be paid So each for their worl
as commissioners In condemning land G
William Ferris.
Mr.. Dlllin offered resolution tina
Council approve of the bill now befor
the Legislature, providing for evenin
sessions of the Municipal Court, and tina
the Legislative Committee be instructe
" ask ior is passage, And IT. wac adopted
Il Mr., Chambers offered resolution
(which was adopted, instructing the Stree
IPont street between Gilpin and Shallcros
Iayenues removed, and it was adopted.
1 During the evening the following bill
Iwere passed and orders drawn; Josep
L. Carpenter, Jr So, $50; Paul Ward, s.
Eliza Frazer, IS; Z. P. Moody, s5O6.22;
, Brooks Foster, $73; Pennsylvania Gs
LlgnJ company, S'oo.oO, iuluSlo
Coal Gas Company, Sl,394.27; Willial
Morris, ST. j. V. Carlisle Il Co., 35 cent
Every Evening Printing Company 1853
News Publishing Company Sf6.36;G v
t Vernon & Sons, $5.94; j. j. DouRhert
IS52. O5; Howard O2le, s27; Adams Il Bro
'I$20.13; w. II Hartlove, So SO; j.
Dougherty 81 Bro, $l2; Wilm. TRANSIT
/ Company, 81; Frank r Smith, 1910; v
/, Springer, 81; Groves Il Co., s.; L.
IGrubb, $l4 As; NJ. F. Kelley, IS; r.
Carswell, $23.75; Springer, Morley
Gause, $3.12; Kent ~ Weeks, S2l.O
{ Frank Meachsm, SIS; Alexander ~ Well
/ 1914 02; Wilmington Electric Compan
s33 60; Thomas NJ. Ogle, $40; John
Brison, S27.6S; James Hsrrigsn, s3.5
James Mills, 81 10; Patrick Monaghan
, IS7; John Kelley, S22 75; Andrew Trayno